Comic books May 1958

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Joe Oriolo. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character; this series often featured art by Joe Oriolo, who made the character his own. Felix visits a village where everyone is sleeping. He figures out how to break the spell and wake everyone, but that also awakens a nearby dragon, in a three-part story. The Legend of Sleepy Village; Making History; Whatever Will Be Will Be; Kitty; Tee Vee Serial; Inky and Dinky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Oriolo. Stories and art by Joe Oriolo and Otto Messmer. Slapstick adventures featuring the nephews of pioneering 'toon Felix the Cat. In a three-part story, Inky and Dinky salvage an old chair from the trash, only to learn it was once the magical throne of the King of Pineland. After learning its sad story, they resolve to restore the chair to its rightful place in the throne room of Pineland. The Enchanted Chair; Inky and Dinky. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia. The Girl Next Door; Lois sees Sherry, the girl next door, going out with different men frequently and Sherry seems to have loads of fun. He Loves Me Not!; Alice is picking petals from daisies to determine if George still loves her. The Maharajah Marriage Maker text story. Who Hooked Who?; Biff works hard to impress new next door neighbor, Beth. Plain Jane; Jane Mason's cousin, Claire, lives with Jane's family; Claire is attractive and seems to get all the fellows. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 7 - This issue features Candy Barr in the Fling Folio section. Men's interest magazine with pictorials, fiction, articles, and jokes. 5.5" x 8.25", 80 pages, B&W and color. NOTE: Issues 1-17 are digest sized and published between 1957 and 1960. The full-size Fling Festival published 8 issues from 1959 to 1962. The title then reverted to Fling and continued with numbering from Fling Festival, ending in 1993. There were then four quarterly issues of Fling International in 1995. Cover price $0.75.

36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Raymond A. Palmer, science fiction writer and editor of Amazing Stories and other publications. 6.5" x 9.25", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vintage 50's era men's interest magazine featuring pin-ups of beautiful women in bikinis and lingerie. 8" x 10", 70 pages, B&W/Some Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Forte, John Rosenberger, Bob Jenney and Ogden Whitney. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A top military advisor is abducted by aliens to their home, a dome in a post-atomic wasteland; An American couple becomes involved in restoring the throne of Slovenia to its rightful owner, with some supernatural help; An ivory hunter falls victim to a shrinking curse. The Dome of Doom!; What's the Answer?; It Happened in Central Europe!; The Ivory Curse! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 12 - May 1958, Men's interest magazine containing political, sports and entertainment articles and pin-ups. 5" x 7.5", 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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#899, 1958, 10c. Walt Disney's Goofy Goofy in "Mixed-Up Mixer," "Fun Director," "The Painting Panic," "Goofy's Last Stand," and one-page gag strips. Story and art credits: unknown. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's Annette in "The Missing Necklace" - Written by unknown. Art by Dan Spiegle. Photo Cover shows Annette McLeod (Annette Funicello). Based on the Annette serial that ran during the 1957-58 season of The Mickey Mouse Club, the story for which was adapted by Lillie Hayward (who also worked on Spin and Marty) from the book 'Margaret' by Janette Sebring Lowrey. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Jim Sasseville and others. The comic-strip adventures of aspiring model Fritzi Ritz, her boyfriend Phil Fumble, and her precocious niece Nancy. A fly-by-night acting school convinces Phil that he can be a movie star. Fritzi's grocery cart gets away from her and rolls downhill, leading to a frantic chase across town. Phil and Fritzi go on a scavenger hunt, but police think they're vandals stealing city property. Plus a Peanuts story by Charles Schulz's friend/understudy Jim Sasseville. Footlight Fever; Dinner a la Cart; Scavenger Hunt; Night Patrol; Knit-Wits; Peanuts; Many Happy Returns. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Frontier Marshal Bob Allen in the retitled story "Men and the Laws," reprinted from Crack Western (1949) #66; the Old Hermit in "Slick Oil," reprinted from Lone Rider (1951) #13; and Lightnin' in the retitled story "The Accused!", reprinted from Lone Rider (1951) #5. Plus: 2-page text story "Parson's Pass Incident," reprinted from Lone Rider (1951) #26. Also: Ray Hayden and Black Charlie in "Prairie Fire"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9, Issue 1 - May, 1958. Candy Barr photo cover. Vintage 1950's era men's interest magazine with a focus solely on tasteful non-nude pin-up photography of beautiful women in bikinis and lingerie. 8" x 10", 72 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by John Pederson. "The Voice of the Diaphragm" by Richard Wilson, "Of All the Seas with Oysters" by Avram Davidson. Interior art by Leo Dillon, Dick Francis, Wallace Wood. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/4-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover art by Lou Cameron. Flying Squad Car, art by George Roussos. The Man Who Wiped Out Crime, art by Bernard Baily. Deputy for a Day, art by Bill Ely. The Frogman Sleuths, art by Lou Cameron. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Initially titled "Jem" until some time in the late 50's-early 60s. Men's interest magazine with fiction, articles and pictorials. 8-in. x 11-in., 72 pages, B&W with color on some pictorial pages. Mature readers. Cover price $1.25.

Cover by Jerry Grandenetti. Written by Robert Kanigher, Bill Finger and Bob Haney. Art by Ross Andru, Jack Abel, Russ Heath and Mike Esposito. In this issue: "Bazooka Crossroads!" by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; "Long Tom and Little Tom!" by Bill Finger and Jack Abel; "Frogman S.O.S.!" by Bob Haney and Russ Heath; and 1-pager "Courage Without Fear!" Also: Full-page ad for New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1958) #1. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Korean-era war comics from Ajax-Farrell showcase the ideologies of the Cold War. Fear-stricken soldier Doyle is inspired by the ghost of his father. Kansas recruit Private Dawson is called "hayseed" by fellow soldiers, until his farming know-how exposes an enemy ambush. Paratrooper Jimmie Dolan learns the hard way why he was warned to stay out of the woods. The Haunted Hero; Hay Seed!; Big Shot; Stay Out Of The Woods; The Traitor That Wasnt. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Even as Gordon pleaded with her, she couldn't forget the look on Tommy's face. The crashing frankness in his eyes told her she still had time to..."Take My Love to Heart," the cover-featured 8 page story. Plus: 7 page story "A Lesson in Love"; 7 page story "The Lonely Eyes of Paris"; 1 page Carol reprint story "Love Music Lover"; 7 page story "Ring Around My Finger"; 2 page From Barbara Miles, with Love letters page; 1 page Oddities in Romance story. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of James Arness as Matt Dillon from the Gunsmoke TV series. Four photos from Gunsmoke TV series. The Taming of Bull Halloran—Gunsmoke, art by Jim McLaughlin; Matt Dillon has to protect some crooked gamblers after they swindle a track-laying crew outside the Dodge City limits. One Trick Too Many--True Tales of Dodge City, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Al Williamson; Buffalo hunter Levi Richardson's fast shooting fails him in a showdown over a poker game. Six-Gun Fury—Gunsmoke, art by Jim McLaughlin; Hardcases Brace Duveen and Chip Younger harass a trapper and his Indian companion. Facts about the crews who built the railroad tracks in the old west. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Colt Outlaw in "The Hawkins Gang Strikes" (art by Jack Keller), plus "The End of the Dakota Kid" (art by Joe Sinnott), "His Back to the Wall" (art by Keller), "Wrangler," Wyatt Earp Frontier Marshal in "The Man Who Outsmarted Earp" (script by Stan Lee), and a two--age text story "The Circus Man" (illo by Doug Wildey?). Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

A showcase anthology that launched many of Harvey's long-running titles. This issue is actually the second comic book devoted to Richie Rich (after Harvey Hits (1958) #3). Richie's ventriloquism helps when a robber appears. RR figures out how to play baseball when he's supposed to be at dance practice - but it's going to take some fancy footwork. Also featuring Little Dot, another newcomer to the Harvey stable. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.35.

Cover inks by Bernard Sachs. Stories by unknown. Art by John Forte, Vince Colletta, Mort Drucker, Bernard Sachs and unknown. Why must she be tortured this way? Was it her own fault that she let him go? Read..."I Didn't Know I Loved Him"! Also featuring: "Wait, My Heart" (pencils by John Forte); "Hopeless Dream"; and "Love is Not Blind"! Plus: 1-page Sincerely, Julia Roberts filler "Lovelorn advice" (art by Mort Drucker); 2-page It Happened in Hollywood text article; and 1-page reprint Joan filler "Best Time in My Life"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mexican Series. "El Origen Del Jinete Solitario". Reprints material from Two-Gun Kid (1948) #41. 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

Cover art by Bob Brown. "The Anti-Gravity Menace," art by Bernard Baily; A strange spacecraft flying through Earth's atmosphere emits anti-gravity rays that cause anything they touch to float away. The New Adventures of Charlie Chan ad. Untitled Doctor Rocket story by Henry Boltinoff. "The School for Sorcerers," art by Bill Ely; The Great Jakarta, a stage magician, tries to prove to his students that there is no such thing as real magic. "The Man Who Refused to Die!"--A True Tall Tale, script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger and George Kashdan, art by Ed Smalle; Sgt. Charles D. Engel, shot down over the Atlantic, was lost at sea for twenty-one days before being recovered. "The Man with the Martian Body," art by George Roussos; Reporter Joe Lipari encounters a Martian who switches bodies with him. "The Phony Space Ships" text story. "That Deep, Dark Secret!" public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Margie learns that having a mental patient in the family is nothing to be ashamed of. "The Dragon of Times Square," art by Bob Brown; Sir Gawain is fighting a dragon in King Arthur's time when he and the dragon are transported to modern-day New York City by a bolt of lightning. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1958 Cover price $0.15.

May 1958. Cover by D. Bruce Berry. Science Fiction stories by Dwight V. Swain "Giant Killer", A. Bertram Chandler, Rog Phillips, Tom W. Harris, and Robert Silverberg. Illustrations by Becker and D. Bruce Berry. 5-1/2". x 7 1/4"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Vince Colletta and others. Love blooms in the thorny garden of scandal, courtesy of Charlton. Nella is engaged to Rod, but his friend Hank keeps harassing her and won't take no for an answer. Vivacious singer Kitty secretly loves radio-station manager Hobe, but he thinks she's out of his league. Terry's parents have firm ideas about who she should marry, so they're caught completely off-guard when she falls for auto mechanic Howie. Lost Paradise!; He Was Afraid of My Love; Rosalie's Rain Fish; Change of Heart; Find the Strength for Your Life; How to Fall in Love. Final issue under this title; series continues as Teen-Age Love (1958 Charlton) #4. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1958. 72 Pages, B&W w/ Blue. Cover price $0.35.

Scarce. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Pruney ill-advisedly asks Humphrey to clean the house while she's away. Hoboes try to trick Humphrey by convincing him they have a "food tree," but he has the last laugh. Plus solo stories featuring Humphrey and Tommy Tween. Pruney's Little Helper; The Tree That Wasn't; Mess-Tache; Sorry, Wrong Number; Vacation Out West; Tommy Tween. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ted Galindo, George Tuska and Joe Orlando. Pioneering crime comic Justice Traps the Guilty was produced by the studio of comics legends Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, creators of Captain America. No issue number listed on cover; listed as Vol. 11, issue #2 in indicia. A reporter is marked for death after he sees a gangster commit murder. A bored beat cop in the suburbs gets a little too much excitement when a convict escapes. A lawman must choose whether to pursue someone who once helped him. Possible cover by comics legend Joe Orlando. Marked Man; They Also Serve; On Ice; Closeups; Call of Duty; Bogus Check. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Kid Faces Sam Hawk, Manhunter!, script by Stan Lee, pencils: Jack Keller, inks by Chris Rule; Kid Colt is beaten by Sam Hawk and captured, but he escapes while being taken to another town for trial. Treasure in the Hills text story. Stagecoach to Tombstone!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller, inks by Chris Rule; Kid Colt saves the wife of a federal agent sent to catch him. Crazy Fox Strikes!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller, inks by Chris Rule; Kid Colt helps his blood brother Crazy Fox regain the leadership of the Comanches to stop a war. The Wild One!, art by Alfonso Greene. The Other Kid Colt!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Keller, inks by Chris Rule. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Maurice Whitman, Tony Tallarico and Bill Molno. Gray-templed gunslinger "Kid" Montana deals out justice in the lawless lands of the northern range. On his way to a ranch job, Montana narrowly escapes a stampede that destroys his food and gear. Outlaw Brant practices the quick-draw so he can beat the sheriff who put him away. Montana joins a gang of rustlers to get the goods on their leader. Thundering Hoofs!; The Gun!; Peace Pipe; Dumb Dan; Cold Trail; Rustler's Roundup! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue of the series. Stories by Gaylord Du Bois. Art by Bob Fujitani. The adventures of Canadian Mountie Dave King, a character created by Western novelist Zane Grey. This series featured gorgeous cover paintings of derring-do in the best Men's Adventure tradition. King faces a rogue cougar in the wild. Also, a text article on Canadian Mountie Francis Dickens, son of Charles. Another bravura painted mountain lion cover for the final issue. Trail of the Cougar; Men of the Wilderness; Dugan's Luck; The Captured Village; Famous Places of the Northwest; The Canadian Lynx. Followed by Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #935. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.